It is so interesting to me the way that the English language morphed in each country colonized. I'm listening to an audiobook where the reader uses different accents, I would think from Great Britain, for the characters from different social stratums but I don't really recognize them. I can tell they are different, of course, but can't pinpoint where they are from like a Brit probably could. They probably would immediately know a character's place in society by the accent used.

But anyway, I'm getting a kick out of how differently Americans pronounce certain words, like "museum" for example. I say musee-um and he says musay-um. I wonder how it became the correct way to say it over here. I guess we started saying it the way it was spelled.

And now back to the party!

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Say Gilly, we still have to give everyone a surf board and a number. We don't want one turning up without the other. Still Just a quick surf across the ocean and a lot of tucker or tuckka (very slack strine), (food at this end should be well worth it.)

We have done this before. Hope you'll be in it. Just watch Fred & me and we won't steer you wrong. Promise!

Oh yeah like you say potata and I say potatoe, you say tomata and I say tomatoe!! (Let's call the whole thing off Well I often wonder why some believe they speak the right direlect too.

Ever seen pigmalian/oops My Fair Lady? Now that is very proper English. Most of it is anyway. I don't know where anyone got musayum, but as direct descendants mainly of the Brits, I can say without a doubt that musee um is correct.

No idea where the rest of things came from, but it's a kick trying to place them. Sometimes a kick in the rear end. Only joking. There is room for all and everything on this fair earth.

OK Fred and I have been shopping and we have ingredients for every kind of salad. etc. etc., that one could want.

I think I'll fix up beds for all, can't let you drink and surf afterall. Stay the night have some breakkie and we'll arrange a quick trip back on an aeroplane, (that's right one of those English American things.) But you'll be back in time for work Monday, maybe even sooner. Catchya all tomorrow I expect. Well I hope so, or we'll be left with a lot of food and I don't know where y'all be!!

BonnieJay wrote:OK Fred and I have been shopping and we have ingredients for every kind of salad. etc. etc., that one could want.

I think I'll fix up beds for all, can't let you drink and surf afterall. Stay the night have some breakkie and we'll arrange a quick trip back on an aeroplane, (that's right one of those English American things.) But you'll be back in time for work Monday, maybe even sooner. Catchya all tomorrow I expect. Well I hope so, or we'll be left with a lot of food and I don't know where y'all be!!